Chad Tracy will be sent to the minors to make room for Castro on the 25-man roster.

Updated – 11:16am CDT – In other minor league moves, Andrew Cashner was promoted to Triple-A Iowa and Josh Vitters was moved up to Double-A Tennessee on Friday.

Updated – 2:02pm CDT – Chad TracyOptioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room on active roster for Starlin Castro. Castro and Theriot on field at Great American Ball Park working with Alan Trammell just before 2:00pm CDT.

This is the only report stating Starlin Castro has been called-up. If Castro is on his way to Cincinnati, the Cubs would have to make another roster move. Mike Fontenot and Jeff Baker are out of options.

The Cubs 40-man roster currently sits at 39 players.

Stay Tuned … will update as information becomes available.

Updated 10:12am CDT – Dave Kaplan confirmed Starlin Castro has been called-up and added to the Cubs 40-man roster. Chad Tracy will be sent down.

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